feel

Definitions


[fiːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched
(e.g: she felt someone touch her shoulder)

- experience (an emotion or sensation)
(e.g: I felt a sense of excitement)

- have a belief or impression, especially without an identifiable reason
(e.g: she felt that the woman positively disliked her)


Phrases:
- feel free to do something
- feel like doing something
- feel one's age
- feel one's way
- feel someone's pain
- get a feel for
- have a feel for
- make oneself felt

Origin:
Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen


[fiːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of touching something to examine it

- a sensation given by an object or material when touched
(e.g: nylon cloth with a cotton feel)

- feelings of heightened emotion
(e.g: fans will undoubtedly get the feels when they see how things haven't changed)


Phrases:
- feel free to do something
- feel like doing something
- feel one's age
- feel one's way
- feel someone's pain
- get a feel for
- have a feel for
- make oneself felt

Origin:
Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen




definition by Oxford Dictionaries